Conservation, protection and improvement of the Bexhill-on-Sea built environment.
Bexhill Heritage provided a ‘preliminary condition and recommended restoration survey report’ in November 2017 to Rother District Council, this triggered an RDC brief for a professional survey in preparation for a specialist restoration tender. RDC officers have subsequently been proactive … Continued
The four dials of Bexhill’s landmark West Station Clock have not kept regular time since the station staff worked their last shift in 1964. But a team of volunteers from Bexhill Heritage – the town’s new conservation charity – aim … Continued
Bexhill Heritage has applied to Historic England to upgrade their listing of Lower Barnhorn Manor from Grade II to Grade II* to recognise the buildings special architectural and historical importance. The building is timber-framed refaced with flint dressings and quoins … Continued
It’s easy to miss the memorial bus shelter on De La Warr Road but it’s been there for almost eighty years. There have been considerable changes to the shelter’s use and setting since it was first built in 1930. Originally … Continued
Join us to help get Bexhill’s West Station clock ticking again in time for Sussex Day, 16th June 2018.
Heritage crime is any offence which damages or harms the value of our heritage buildings and precious historical artefacts such as lampposts and post boxes. This is something the town’s new conservation charity, Bexhill Heritage, is seeking to bring to … Continued
Bexhill Cemetery Lodge is an Edwardian building in the Arts and Crafts style. It is characteristic of the cemetery’s original foundation and forms a group with the gates and stone piers, also being contemporary with the cemetery chapel (1902). It … Continued
Saturday 24th March 2018 from 10:15am – 12:30pm, St. Barnabas Church, Sea Road.
Free entry to all, refreshments available.
Our progress on Bexhill West Station clock, the beginnings of establishing a working group looking at building assets, and curiously discover historical fire hydrants dotted around town.
One of Bexhill’s best-loved landmarks, West Station Clock, is ready to be restored to full working order following an initial appraisal by Bexhill Heritage members on 6th February. The clock mechanisms were found to be remarkably intact with only one … Continued
Bexhill Heritage, Bexhill’s new conservation group, is opening its doors to the public for the first time from Tuesday 23rd January. Anyone with suggestions, questions or comments about building conservation in Bexhill is welcome to drop in to the charity’s … Continued
Until the 24th February 2018 we will be within St. Barnabas Church, Sea Road. Available from 2pm – 4pm Tuesdays, Thursdays and Fridays; and 10am – 12pm Saturdays.
Information on our upcoming projects, local architecture, and the various Royal Mail letter boxes that are mounted throughout Bexhill’s roads.
Her Majesty’s Revenue and Customs (HMRC) have approved our application to be recognised as a charity for tax purposes, in line with the Finance Act of 2010. This means that we can enjoy certain tax advantages including the opportunity to … Continued
Welcome to the new members who joined Bexhill Heritage in November. If you’ve told us that you would like to be actively involved in our activities, then please expect an invitation to join us at our next meeting on 4th … Continued
One of the first projects for Bexhill Heritage is to determine if the Bexhill West Station clock can be made to work and thus return to timekeeping. It has stood stuck at 5:08 since about 1963. A recent visit by … Continued